Bodega Bay Getaway

Andrea and I usually find some time in winter to get away for a mini vacation. With time running out on our ability to travel, we decided to take advantage of the Martin Luther King Jr's birthday weekend for a quick getaway to Bodega Bay.

On Saturday, we dropped Kodi off at his pal Blackberry's house and drove up to Bodega Bay, which is about 70 miles northwest of San Francisco. Since the check-in time at our hotel was at 4 pm, we decided to take the whole day and took the scenic route along the Pacific Coast Highway. Along the way, we stopped at the Station House Cafe in Point Reyes for lunch. Winter is the slow season for tourism along the Marin and Sonoma coastline. The combination of unpredictable cold and wet weather along with narrow winding roads keep most visitors away. However, winter is also crab season and most restaurants were serving crabs on their menus along with their usual repertoire of oysters and other fresh seafood. So the lunch at the Station House Cafe did not disappoint. We ordered a half dozen of fresh oysters, crab cakes, fresh crusty bread and a pint of Great White Beer (Andrea drank Izze's instead). [A side note here about Great White Beer... I drank Great White Beer exclusively for the whole weekend. Andrea pointed out the label to my attention which stated that Great White Beer is made with a "secret blend of Humboldt herbs"!!!] Do we know how to have a relaxing weekend or what?